Neuburg on the Danube: Renaissance, Old Town and Art

Neuburg on the Danube combines Renaissance architecture, local history and art collections with routes for walking and cycling. When looking for a hotel, you can plan your trip around whether you want to focus on the palace and Old Town, exhibitions, or time outdoors. Local highlights range from a self-guided tour of the Old Town that can be booked individually to a cycling tour that starts in Neuburg on the Danube.

Palace and Old Town

Neuburg Residence Palace is a Renaissance-style palace. A walk through the historic Old Town takes you, among other places, to the Court Church and the historic hall of the Provincial Library. The Court Church of Our Lady combines Late Renaissance and early Baroque styles; the Provincial Library has a Baroque library hall dating from the 18th century. These stops bring together different architectural periods and spaces. The tour can be booked individually until December 31, 2027.

Exhibitions with a range of themes

The exhibition “The Principality of Palatinate-Neuburg in the Palace” presents a collection of paintings about the principality’s 300-year history. “Ecclesiastical Baroque in Neuburg Palace” focuses on a different subject: it displays church vestments and silk embroidery from the former Ursuline convent in Neuburg. In addition, 150 paintings from the Bavarian State Painting Collections’ collection of Flemish Baroque paintings are on display in Neuburg on the Danube. The collection of paintings and the principality’s history are thus presented alongside ecclesiastical textiles and Flemish Baroque painting as distinct themes for a cultural visit.

Guided tours and event dates

Tour guides take visitors through the centuries of the city’s history on classic city tours, themed tours and museum visits. The programme may change; check the dates for your chosen format before travelling. Another event with a historical focus is the Neuburg Palace Festival, which brings the Renaissance to life in Neuburg on the Danube every two years, on the last weekend of June and the first weekend of July. Dates and programme vary with each edition, so plan around the dates of the specific festival edition.

Cycling and hiking routes

The Palaces and Castles Tour starts in Neuburg on the Danube and follows the Danube Cycle Path along the riverbank towards Donauwörth. Route conditions may change; check the current route before setting off. The Kneipp circular hiking trail passes a footbath pool that the Neuburg Beautification Association has maintained and operated for a long time. Check local conditions before visiting. The trail also leads to the Finkenstein viewpoint, at 440 metres the highest point of the hike.

Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: regional context

In the wider travel destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Neuburg Residence Palace is a significant early Renaissance complex. Count Palatine Ottheinrich had it built between 1530 and 1545. The palace chapel is one of the world’s oldest Protestant church buildings and features frescoes by Hans Bocksberger from 1543. Grünau Hunting Lodge, also in the wider travel destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, is a fine example of the early Renaissance.

The landscape of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen region stretches from bizarre rock formations in the north, through the Danube floodplain forest and the Donaumoos with its deep black soil, to the characteristic asparagus fields of the Schrobenhausen region in the south. In the meadow-bird conservation areas of the Donaumoos and the Paar Valley, wet meadows are important habitats for the Eurasian curlew, northern lapwing, meadow pipit, corn bunting, whinchat, corncrake and common snipe.

The Antoniberg is protected in its entirety as a natural monument in the wider travel destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen. An impressive avenue of old lime trees leads up the hill to a viewpoint overlooking the Danube and the surrounding floodplains. The Antoniberg is also home to the “Durchblick” installation, erected in 2015. It allows visitors to pinpoint the exact location of the 500-metre-long Roman bridge found in the riverbed.

At district level, 63 kilometres of the Danube Cycle Path run through Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, from Donauwörth to Ingolstadt; temporary diversions may occur. The district’s tour guides offer themed tours and individually tailored discovery trips, including museum or church visits, guided hikes and cycling tours with nature experiences. Check the official calendar for dates and booking conditions. Schrobenhausen is also known in the region for its distinctive Schrobenhausen asparagus.

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